Independence Day 1996 - Premiere

Critics were split. Roger Ebert gave it three stars, calling it “an expert piece of craftsmanship.” Others called it “junk food.” But the audience had already made up their minds. The line for the next showing stretched around the block.

A story goes that when the fireball rolled over the President’s residence, the audience at the Mann’s Chinese didn’t scream. They roared . For a solid minute, you couldn’t hear David Arnold’s bombastic score over the sound of 1,100 people cheering, laughing, and clapping. independence day 1996 premiere

Did you see Independence Day in theaters in 1996? Share your memory of that summer in the comments below. Critics were split

“We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight!” 100 people cheering